maria
stott
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50 Years of World, Press and Photography
This project examines the relationships between photojournalism, contemporary
society and art. By integrating 50 of the most significant photojournalistic
images from the last 50 years, this single image raises questions about
the significance of photojournalism and its interpretations. Decades of
stereotypes and icons in the press have shaped a certain vision of the
world. But have they brought the viewer closer to understanding it? Or
have they created a hyperreal vision in which the “what” is
privileged over the “who” and “why” that characterise
print media? What happens to the “who” and “why”
when press images are fetishised in galleries and museum? The work demands:
Whose world? Whose press? Whose photography?
